Faucet



Patented June 1938 UNITED STATES) PATENT orrics I FAUCET Jose Vidal Basque, Habana, Cuba Application July 27,

1 Claim.

This invention refers to refrigerators, its main purpose being to provide means through which the cooling water tank may be detached from the cock therein; said arrangement allows to withdraw the tank without having to disconnect the same from the cock.

- A further object of the invention is to provide means to avoid any loss of cold due to this novel arrangement of the refrigerator.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a front elevation of the refrigerator.

Figure 2 is a front elevation of said refrigerator shown with its door open.

Figure 3 is a partial sectional line 3-3 of Figure 1.

improved view through Figure 4 is another sectional view according to line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a sectional view in an enlarged invention.

Figure 6 is a cross sectional view through line il-'-t of Figure 5.

Figures 7 and'B are sectional views in detail 25 of the diflerent parts of the invention; theFigure 8 showing a modified embodiment of same.

.Figure 9 is a sectional view of an operative" position; and

Figures 10, 11 and 12 are perspective detail views of the diflerent parts embodying the invention.

Numeral l refers to a refrigerator cabinet and 2 the door therein. Said door has a horizontal opening through which bushing 2 fits, having an integral washer 2". The bottom of bushing 2 is slotted at d whereto an outlet pipe 5 is connected.

Threaded to bushing 2 there is a sleeve 2 held by nut 11; the forward end of said sleeve 2 is a grooved disk 2'. The sleeve 6 has reduced portions 2" and the spaces therein are filled with an insulating material 2. Through the sleeve 2 is slidably arranged a rod El which is partially square in cross section, as shown in Figure 11, being cylindrically shaped at the rear and having a groove 2' connected to a guiding screw it. A spring ii is coiled around rod 9, said rod 2 ending, as shown in Figure 11, in a stem 2" and having a pin i2 mounted therein.

. has a toothed portion it, as shown in Figure 11, which is in mesh with a toothed block it, pivoted at it to an ear it of'a shutter plate H which closes the opening 4. Said block it is scale showing the improvements of the present The lower part of. rod 9;, near the stem 2",

1936, Serial No. 92,871

held by a forked bracket It with the sleeve 6.

A nut I9 is threaded to the rear portion of bushing 3 bearing therein a packing disk 20.

- The above arrangement is made to cooperate 5 with another one directly connected to the coolin{; water tank 2|.

22 is a short horizontal pipe secured to a wall of the tank, through a washer 23, nut 23' and packing rings 24. Threaded to pipe 22 there 10 is a pipe 25, a valve 26 being set therein. Figure 10 shows in detail said valve which'has longitudinallgrooves 26' and a boring 21 therethrough. The front face of valve 26 is bevelled as shown in 26".

Through boring 21 is mounted a rod 28 which ends in a bevelled head 29. A packing ring 30 is fitted between head 29 and block 26.

The rear end of rod 28 protrudes out from block 28 and is secured through nut 3| to spring coil 32 hearing against recess 22' or pipe 22.

Pipe is flanged at 25', said flange acting as a stop for two washers 33 and packing ring 32 which are loosely mounted as to provide a yieldable engagement when these parts are forced 25 against flange 26' under the strength of spring 25 coiled around pipe 25.

The operation of the device is as follows:

Assuming the different parts of the position shown in Figure 2. Upon closing the door 2, the outer washer 22, under the stress of spring 22, engages with the packing 20 at the washer l2 and the forward end of pipe 25 will house into bushing 2 near to the stem 9". The shutter i'l will close the opening 2. 35

For withdrawing water from the deposit 2i it is merely necessary to push rod 2 inwardly against the strength of spring ill, and 'as shown in Figure 9, stem 2" will push inwardly valve 26 against the strength of spring 22. The water will flow so out from tank 2i through pipes 22 and 25 and grooves 26' to outlet 2, as in that position shutter ill will be swung up through the meshing of the toothed portions of rod 2 and block it; the outflow of the water being pointed out by an i arrow.

Upon releasing rod 2, thestfength of springs 22 and it will return the parts to the former position shown in Figure 5 closing the shutter ll over the opening 2. Said closure will prevent any loss of cold, especially in the event that the tank 2i and the parts attached thereto be withdrawn for purposes of repairing or refilling.

. It is understood that the removing of the tank be e done by simply opening the door 2. l

which is integral It is also understood that many changes may be made within the scope of the invention, for instance the arrangement can be made in one of the wall sides of the cabinet instead 0! in the door of same. Inthis assumption the packing 20 will be made having a protruding ring as shown in Figure 8, in order to provide a tight closure.

Iclaim:

- In a faucet, a pipe, a spring-controlled valve within said pipe, a support independent of said pipe, a spring-controlled rod for opening said valve slidably mounted in said support, said support being separable from said pipe, yieldable spring-controlled sealing means interposed between said support and said pipe to prevent escape of liquid whensaid pipe and support are in engagement and when said valve is opened, a discharge pipe, a shutter plate for closing said discharge pipe. and means for actuating said shutter plate when said rod is operated.

JOSE VIDAL BOSQUE. 

